Latest California Headlines
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Colleges Could Face Lawsuits Following Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
Jun 26 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action may force universities to re-examine their admissions policies and face waves of litigation about race- based admission. In a 7-1 ruling yesterday, the justices...
EPLI in Southern California Playing ‘Hard’ to Get
Jun 25 2013 // Employment practices in California is a known and growing concern for insurers, agents and employers, and that concern has some carriers ramping up rates dramatically or quietly pulling back from the area, say those...
EPIC, Dowling Capital Form Protector Holdings to Capture Hispanic Market
Jun 24 2013 // As the Hispanic and Latino populations continue to grow, so should the insurance company options available to them. That is the thinking of one new Hispanic-focused insurance venture. Paul Areida, CEO of the newly formed...
Southern California Man Sues Costco Over Hepatitis A Outbreak
Jun 21 2013 // A Burbank man has sued Costco, claiming he got hepatitis A from frozen berries that have been linked to illnesses in eight states. City News Service reported Greg Patterson’s lawsuit is at least the fifth filed in...
Suit Filed Over Southern California Border Patrol Chase Death
Jun 19 2013 // The parents of a man who died when his car burst into flames during a Border Patrol chase in San Diego County is suing the government for wrongful death. Twenty-five-year-old Alex Martin of Texas died in March of 2012....
Colorado Wildfire Burns More Than 500 Homes, New Blazes in West
Jun 19 2013 // The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as other threatening blazes grew in Alaska and...
Willis Taps Foley to Drive P/C Business in Northern California
Jun 19 2013 // Willis North America named Kristen Foley as client advocate and senior vice president of property/casualty for Willis of Northern California. Foley will be responsible for business development and expanding Willis’...
SullivanCurtisMonroe Names Petsche as VP in Southern California
Jun 18 2013 // SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC named Thomas Petsche as a vice president at its Los Angeles location. Prior to joining SCM’s group benefits division, Petsche was with Gallagher Benefits Services. He has...
California Insurance Commissioner: Bar Anthem From Health Exchange
Jun 18 2013 // California’s insurance commissioner wants to exclude Anthem Blue Cross from the state’s new health exchange for small businesses, saying it’s made excessive rate hikes. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones...
New Residential Earthquake Claim Program Introduced by American Claims Management and QBE
Jun 18 2013 // San Diego, CA, 06/18/13 – American Claims Management Inc. (ACM), a national third party administrator (TPA), is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as the TPA for a new residential earthquake claim program for...
Jury Awards $55M To California Man in Gang Shooting
Jun 17 2013 // A jury has awarded $55 million to a Southern California man who lost his legs because he claims a private security firm’s guard failed to protect him from gang members who shot him at an apartment building. Jurors...
San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant in Southern California to Close
Jun 17 2013 // The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on California’s coast is closing, after a 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely restarted with millions of people living nearby. Southern...
Tiny Southern California Agency Earns B Corp Status
Jun 17 2013 // Merely bringing your A-game may not be enough to entice certain companies to give you their business, especially those who are looking for environmentally or socially conscious partners. Following the challenging recession...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Insurers’ Return on Worth Up
Jun 17 2013 // California workers’ compensation insurers’ average return on net worth increased for the second year in a row in 2011, according to the latest National Association of Insurance Commissioners report on insurer...
People – West
Jun 17 2013 // Oregon Insurance Commissioner Lou Savage is leaving the Insurance Division to work on legal reform in emerging democracies overseas after nearly two years at the post. Laura Cali, the division’s chief actuary and...
Calif. Auto Insurance Down over Quarter-Century, Groups Debate Why
Jun 14 2013 // The average California auto insurance expenditure fell from 1989 to 2010, while every other state in the nation saw substantial increases over that same period, according to a Consumer Federation of America analysis auto...
Small Health Insurers Assuming Big Role In Many States Under Obamacare
Jun 14 2013 // When the state of Mississippi begins offering subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama’s reform law this year, residents will have only one choice – Magnolia Health Plan – a small insurer...
Judge Upholds $23M Award in California Bed Sore Death
Jun 13 2013 // A Sacramento judge has upheld a $23 million jury award over the bed sore death of a woman at a Northern California assisted living facility. The Sacramento Bee reported the judge on Monday also awarded $4.3 million in...
RSI Taps Thomas as VP in Southern California
Jun 10 2013 // Costa Mesa, Calif.-based RSI Insurance Brokers Inc. named Patrick Thomas as corporate vice president. Thomas will be responsible to developing new products, managing insurance program relationships and directing the sales...
Beaudoin Joins Abram Interstate in California
Jun 10 2013 // Peggy Beaudoin has joined Rocklin, Calif.-based Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. as agribusiness account manager. Beaudoin will focus on underwriting and servicing Abram Interstate brokers for equine, commercial...
